Vaccancies @ TUMBLR-IT Systems Engineer(Mac,Linux)-New York, NY

Position Title: IT Systems Engineer(Mac/Linux)

Location: New York, NY

Category: Operations

Responsibilities and Duties:

Configuration and deployment of Mac OS X & Linux systems
Participation in 24/7 on-call coverage for internal corporate systems
Perform daily & monthly maintenance tasks (i.e. patch upgrades, addressing security, change management)
Train end-users on best practices, new software and policies
Ownership of enterprise quality backup solution (i.e. CrashPlan, Anconda)
Be a key player in defining & delivering on Tumblr’s longer term technology infrastructure strategy, with a strong emphasis on security and scalability

Required Skills:

Administration of OS X servers with OpenDirectory services
Strong knowledge with Mac OS X-specific automation tools: AppleScript, DeployStudio, Packagemaker, Puppet, radmind, munki
Ability to recognize the right tool for the right situation/problem, equal weighting of both commercial and open source solutions
The ability to take initiative, solve problems, and communicate effectively
Strong documentation ethic – capable of maintaining and authoring internal procedure & policies
Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining highly technical problems in "plain" English
Ability to lift 50+ lbs computer equipment and hardware as needed

Desirable Qualifications:

Apple ACSA, ACTC, or related certifications
Active participant in MacEnterprise, AFP548 or related OSX administrator communities
Previous work experience in a start-up environment
Experience in a datacenter environment, racking machines, clean/well documented cabling - not afraid to "get hands dirty"
Experience with SNMP and other networking monitoring tools such as Nagios, Cacti, Intermapper, OpenView
Comfortable authoring AppleScript, bash and related automated shell scripting
A college degree is helpful, but actual industry experience and knowledge is key

What We're Excited About:

munki integration in Puppet
Lion OpenDirectory multi-mater replicas
Contributing back to the FOSS (Free or Open Source Source) community, as both programs and knowledge sharing (ie: blog posts)
Tumblr is a New York City start up that empowers creators and explorers. Founded by David Karp in 2007, Tumblr is now home to more than 100 million tumblelogs and 44 billion posts across a wide swath of communities and topics. From our headquarters near Union Square, our highly caffeinated engineers work in an open, positive and collaborative environment. We focus on creating intuitive and beautiful ways to share, discover and connect, while engineering new ways to bring Tumblr to more people around the world.

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